Tuesday July 3, 2012

Tomorrow marks July 4th. This, of course means hot weather, hot
dogs and hot pants for all, but the 4th in Nashville is a
celebration of one more important thing: HOT CHICKEN! The 6th
annual Music City Hot Chicken
Festival kicks off at 11 am at East Park on Woodland Street in
East Nashville. For those of you uninitiated to the hot chicken
club (it sometimes happens to longtime Nashville residents for a
variety of reasons), this is your chance to finally try Nashville's
most indigenous local foodstuff. All your flimsy excuses about
irregular hours, unsavory parts of town or your own work schedule
will no longer suffice: Nashville's most storied purveyors of the
fiery yard-bird will be in one convenient location.

1. Bring plenty of water. Obviously you'll need it to mitigate
the heat of the chicken. But more importantly, you'll need it while
waiting in line in the blazing heat.

2. If you think you want it hot, order it medium. If you want it
medium, go mild. If you want mild, take a walk to
Edgefield for chicken tenders (which are quite good) and cheap,
gloriously cold draft beer.

3. As the cayenne-laced chicken goes to work on your digestive
tract and activates your tear ducts, refrain from wiping your eyes
with your cayenne-caked fingers. This applies for all sensitive
areas.

5. The white bread is your best friend. Unless you've packed
your own gallon of milk, the slice or two of white bread and
pickles that come with your hot chicken are your best hope for
lessening the burn.

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